Antibiotic resistance happens when bacteria change and become resistant to the antibiotics used to treat the infections they cause.
- Over-prescribing of antibiotics
- Patients not finishing their treatment
- Over-use of antibiotics in livestock and fish farming
- Poor infection control in hospitals and clinics
- Lack of hygiene and poor sanitation
- Lack of new antibiotics being developed
www.who.int/drugresistance
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